Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Neil Cameron
aliasNeil Cameron
Record
8982 · 14398

  
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 50%
 
Manitoba 2 2 4
Birth 1 September 1863 → 160 years + 8 months ago
Lived 71 years + 8 months
First mandate 18 July 1922 → 101 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 10 months
Death 22 May 1935 → 88 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 10 months after 27 June 1927
Special notes
None
 
Neil Cameron (1863–1935)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.
Canadian Senate
Legis. Council
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve RM Harrison, Manitoba
Mun./Co. Council
School Board
Blank/Vide

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 4 10 21 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
Earl Rutledge  m 
Cecil St. John  m 
 
Arthur Shaw  m 
William Waddell  m 
 
Eligible: 1,565 Votes: 1,421 Participation: 90.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11
Manitoba
20 July 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36864(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
39
LIB
2/2 670 47.15% -81 Winner:
CONS
751 52.85% William B. Waddell
Eligible: 4,687 Votes: 3,126 Participation: 66.70% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17
Manitoba
18 July 1922
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37214(F) — 20 Mar 2022 15:46 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
58
PROG
1/2 1,966 62.89% +806 Loser:
LIB
1,160 37.11% Arthur W. Shaw
After his election:
8 Aug 1922 58
PROG
Vac.
Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
17
Manitoba
26 August 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37281(F) — 14 Oct 2022 21:15 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PROG
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
4 years 10 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,759 Votes: 3,354 Participation: 70.48% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18
Manitoba
28 June 1927
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37312(F) — 17 Oct 2023 21:38 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63
Successor:
CONS
1,377 41.06% Earl J. Rutledge
Eligible: 6,194 Votes: 4,942 Participation: 79.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19
Manitoba
16 June 1932
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37362(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
68
LIBP
2/3 2,210 44.72% -126 Winner:
CONS
2,336 47.27% Earl J. Rutledge

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Cameron, Neil
12 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Cameron, Neil
12 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Neil Cameron (1863-1935)
12 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Neil Cameron (Manitoba politician)
12 May 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 May 2024 16:25 (but data presented dynamically)